Some wonderful eye candy... for Saint Wenceslaus whose feast is in September but who is the subject of the song, Good King Wenceslaus! https://churchwonders.com/st-wenceslaus-church-wahoo-ne/ And a beautiful Christmas quote from Sigrid Undset (Christmas and Twelfth Night) "And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us [...]
Category: quotes to remember
Mass at home
I sat down to think about writing and realized that I am not ready to express my deep thoughts about the ordination I attended last week. I can say it was a joyful and lengthy event. I can say that I attended with an eight-year old, a six-year old, a three-year old and a one-year [...]
Butter is better …
I made some bread last night and then, because my grandchild who is madly allergic to dairy will be in my house briefly, I greased the pans with coconut oil. I've done this in the past and it mostly worked. This time it did NOT work, and when I tried to release the bread from [...]
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
Hail, O Lady, unique gateway through whom the Lord alone has passed! Hail, O you who, through your maternity, have shattered the locks of Hades! Hail, divine access towards salvation for the saved, O you so perfectly worthy of our praise! From the Akathist hymn to Our Lady written by Saint Romanus in Constantinople around [...]
In Honor of Thanksgiving
Words from Silent Cal on the Declaration of Independence. If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions. If anyone [...]